Monthly Archives: February 2017

Polished presentations of scientific findings at conferences, or in the literature, promulgate the myth that research is a journey directed with a clear map to its destination. It is time to acknowledge the secret truth of this heroic pursuit.

In this podcast, Symen Ligthart, a Ph.D. student at Erasmus university, Rotterdam, discusses the association between DNA methylation sites and inflammation with a particular focus on sites that strongly associate with CRP levels. Symen believes that we need to understand more about these sites and the genes they influence in order to identify potential therapeutic targets and develop an understanding of low-grade inflammation.

Valentine’s Day is traditionally a day to let someone know you’re interested in them, often with a card or bunch of roses. But how would you go about this if you were a fly? Research published today in BMC Biologyreveals a previously unrecognized mate recognition system where female flies dazzle potential suitors with light flashes from their wings.

Findings in a new study published today in Infectious Diseases of Povertysuggest the presence of a novel pathogen which may be responsible for reported outbreaks of a new syndrome in camels. Here, one of the authors of the study tells us how this was discovered and its potential impacts.